Principal, Strategic Finance & Analytics, EMEA

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The Community You Will Join

The Global Markets Strategic Finance & Analytics team provides budget oversight, reporting, strategic planning and analytical decision making support to the Global Markets team and in-region business teams across EMEA. In addition this team supports identifying and pursuing opportunities to drive growth and business impact for our international business.

The Difference You Will Make

• While your formal reporting structure is into the Director, Strategic Finance & Analytics, EMEA, on a day-to-day basis you will work closely with the cross-functional team that is based in-region.
• You will directly support Country Managers (and their teams) based around EMEA to drive clear reporting, produce actionable insight, track core KPIs, evaluate investment decisions and work cross-functionally to develop strategies to solve problems.
• The individual is expected to be a strong cross-functional business partner who has a combination of hands-on analytical skills, financial modelling expertise, commercial acumen, and the ability to package their insights into strong narratives appropriate for senior executive consumption. They will be comfortable working in cross functional teams based in EMEA and around the world including Finance & Accounting, Business Operations, Data Science, Marketing, Product and Supply.
• The ideal candidate relishes the opportunity to roll up their sleeves to drive meaningful impact, possess strong stakeholder management skills, and is a self-starter that is comfortable with ambiguity in a fast paced global work environment.
• This person will have a high degree of visibility with senior management within the organization, including the Regional Director of EMEA, EMEA Marketing Director and Finance Leadership.

Responsibilities / A Typical Day

• Partner with a few Country Managers in driving performance management, including development and ongoing analysis of KPIs, creating goals/OKRs and measuring performance.
• Develop a deep understanding of what levers drive growth and efficiency for our business and translate that into investment cases and initiatives to drive business impact.
• Partner with the business on annual planning and budgeting, laying out risks and opportunities and debating strategies and capital allocation to maximise growth.
• Step in to lead EMEA’s monthly business review and speak to key drivers of variance to goal and potential actions to improve performance.
• Model and summarise the implications of a regulatory action and potential mitigating actions to minimize business impact.
• Work with the Regional Marketing team to discuss changes to channel or country spend and help bridge local and regional considerations.
• Dig into the regional impact of a global product feature and identify relevant regional insights that could point to local optimization opportunities.
• Conduct analytical deep dives into business trends across EMEA and different segments of the business; independently lead data extraction, analysis, visualization, and presentation.
• Build ad hoc reporting and analysis to help business operations and other cross functional partners understand the drivers of performance for key performance indicators.

Requirements / Your Expertise

• 8+ years of relevant experience. Ideally in Strategic Finance, Financial Planning & Analytics (FP&A), Strategy/Management Consulting, Investment Banking or Business Operations.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, mathematics, accounting, engineering, statistics or another quantitative field; MBA or advanced degree a plus.
• Superb financial modeling and quantitative analysis skills; strong Excel skills and financial modelling experience expected.
• SQL experience highly preferred.
• Strong analytical abilities and the ability to synthesize complex information into clear narratives and recommendations.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional influencing skills in a matrixed environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to prepare polished materials for senior management.
• Comfortable gathering internal and external data points to build comprehensive business cases.
• Ability to prioritize and deliver in a fast-paced environment while balancing multiple projects; self-starter comfortable with ambiguity.
• Relevant sector experience: B2C technology businesses preferred (Marketplace/Classifieds/E-Commerce); broader B2B technology, Fintech and B2B Software considered. Travel and hospitality experience a plus.
• Ability to travel ~10-15% of the time.
• This role is expected to work hybrid in London (1-2 days a week in the office).

Compensation & Location

• United Kingdom Annual Pay Range: £95,000—£120,000 GBP (base pay range, annualized). This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.
• Offices: London, United Kingdom.

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

How We'll Take Care of You

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range shown above is annualized, is subject to change and may be modified in the future.